Anyone else feel like they don't know anything?

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I have been a nurse for 7 years and i don't remember things that i learned in nursing school! I don't remember details about the clotting cascade and other stuff like that. i would like to think i'm a competent nurse but right now i'm feeling like an idiot. Has anyone else felt like they don't know anything? Thank you for your responses!

Specializes in Rodeo Nursing (Neuro).
Has anyone else felt like they don't know anything? Thank you for your responses!

Yes, I often feel like they don't know anything. In fairness, I'm sure there must be times when they feel like I don't know anything.

;)

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I do not always remember everything. I am good about looking up things when I am not sure. I also ask my coworkers that I know I can get help from when I need help. We help each other out. There are somethings after a year and a half I still have not dealt with. I am consisently learning new things. Plus I come on allnurses.com forumns and learn alot as well. After all we are only human. Know when you need help, and do not be afraid to ask.

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Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.

Yesterday, I didn't know anything. Today, I know that.

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i'm studying for the ptcb. Question:gr.x is what is ordered. Have 325mg/per 10 15 ml. I don't know how they come up with the answer 19 21 ml.

:uhoh3:

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It makes it worse when you work with someone who always seems to know everything:

"Why, yes, I can tell you. It's the snuff-la-turk-ceeka bonding with diddy-daddy-diddums on the 4th intercostal floo-floo. But that's only at night. During the day, it interacts and ebbs and flows with the ding-ding to raise the plah-boy-bular blah-blah... so no... don't give the aspirin..."

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Specializes in LTC.

I've been a nurse for just under a year, and I have started studying one hour or so a day. Things that come up at work, new drugs, ACLS review, heart and lung sounds CD's...just to keep me from feeling like an idiot!

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Specializes in Plastics. General Surgery. ITU. Oncology.

No-one is ever going to know everything. Even the Consultants (Attendings in the US?) don't know it all and don't pretend to. One consultant specialises in one thing say breast cancer, another in colon cancer, they're both oncologists but their knowledge is tailored to their speciality.

Much the same is true of nursing even if you don't nurse in a specialist area. Common stuff (asthma, COPD,diabetes and so on) occurs everyday and most nurses pick these things up rapidly. When you get the zebras like Godknowswhatitis Syndrome I've many times seen the junior docs frantically Googling it:jester:

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